A man who can get everything he wants in just a snap except for one thing that he wanted all his life. A woman who has everything but the one thing that matters to her most, her freedom. A past. A promise. And a chance meeting. Will emotions long fo...
"Anong oras na, Lu?!" halos pumutok na yung ugat sa ulo ko sa inis. "You know very well that we both have a flight tomorrow morning tapos wala ka pang balak umuwi?"
Pero imbes na sagutin ako ng matino, tinawanan lang ako. Patience, Sera. Patience.
"Wag mo kong tawanan, Wade Lucifer!" inis kong sigaw sabay hampas sa kanya.
Sinibukan niyang umiwas pero naabot ko pa rin siya. "Ow—Awat na. Pwede ka naman matulog dyan sa backseat while on the way back. It's dangerous to travel at this hour, baka maaksidente lang tayo and in the first place it's your decision to stay a little longer."
Well, that made me shut up instantly. He was right. We stayed for about 4 hours because I was too engrossed and too mesmerized by the scenery that I forgot about the time. And he actually informed me twice about the flight, I just chose to ignore it for the sake of granting my desires. Now, though, we're both sleepy. The good thing is may cabin na pag mamay-ari si Lu-lu malapit dito and it's fully furnished. The only problem is how will we be able to get into the city and arrange our things for the flight? Walang signal dito kaya hindi rin kami makatawag sa iba.
"Fine." iniwas ko ang tingin sa kanya, "Sorry."
Saglit niya kong nilingon at nginitian bago ibalik yung tingin sa daan. For this whole time I'm with him, he's been patient with me. Halata ko yun. And that's something I could praise about him. It took a lot from him to be able to keep up with me and he played it cool.
Hindi ako manhid para hindi mahalata na may importante pa siyang dapat puntahan. He might not expect it but I heard him talking to someone a while ago, probably his secretary to cancel whatever meeting it was scheduled since I chose to stay longer. It was uncalled for and very unprofessional actually, but he didn't care. He simply did, no explanations whatsoever, and the person on the other side agreed. Maybe too scared to argue with him.
It's something akin to an aphrodisiac knowing how much power you hold to someone like the three of them. I'm not as clueless like what they all think I am. Our families had been friends since whenever, that's a fact. And we, personally, had our own bond that had and can transcend through time, no matter how far we are figuratively and literally speaking. Each of us held a place on the society that everyone looks up from. Hindi man kami artista o politician but everyone's busy looking after our actions and decisions. Admiration, popularity, power, money and wealth... we all have it. Much more for them, the notorious Alvarez brothers who created their own kind of impact on the society.
It's true that there are many of them that fear me, however, what they fear from me is on a different level with the kind of fear they feel for them. And, for me to be able to boss them around, bully them at some point, and receive no repercussions or punishments is something almost everyone is envious of. They can get and do what they want, no one can stop them and for a woman who's already on the same level as them, be able to be on a higher pedestal which the three of them created is something else. Because of that same reason, many feared to dare come across me for the fear of retaliation coming from them. Unfortunately for those who think otherwise, regretted it far too late when they realize that they created their own grave for messing up with me. Because they let them feel how it is to be afraid for themselves and those around them.
Hindi man sa nagyayabang, but a lot of woman wants to be on my place. They obviously envy me more for that reason alone. However, none had a glimpse of the darkness that surrounded that pedestal they made. For being placed right on it had the four of us in grave danger. One, that none of us can go and turn our back from. It wasn't our decision, for it was already planned for us long before we've even see the light of this world. It's the darkness that changed us to what we are now. The kind we do everything to keep behind in our well formed mask.
"The perfect words never crossed my mind cause there was nothing in there but you."
My eyes snapped to him when I heard that song. I don't know why but the smile he had on his lips made my eyes water.
"I felt every ounce of me screaming at but the silence trapped deep in me. All I wanted just spelled right past me but I was rooted fast to the earth. I could be stuck here for a thousand years but your arms to drag me out. There you are standing in right front of me. There you are standing right in front of me. All these fear falls leaving me naked hold me close cause you guide me to safety."
"No I don't wanna wait forever. No I don't wanna wait forever. In the confusion and the aftermath, you are my signal fire. The only resolution and the only joy is the faint spark of forgiveness in your eyes." He look surprise when I suddenly join him in singing. But he smile and continue.
We finished the song and ended up laughing. I don't know what occurred but the tension from before left that instant. Yung inis ko sa kanya nawala na parang bula and I ended up enjoying this ride. It was like I was back to where we used to be, bumalik kami ulit sa panahon when we were young and foolish and did not care about anything in this world but just being together. And I miss that.
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"Woah." He smiles, "Never had that feeling after so long." He look at me, his eyes speak of sincerity and other things. "I miss that. I miss this. And I miss you the most."
I don't know what happened, but it made my heart flutter. And my lips whispered the phrase I didn't expect to come from me.
